This is yet another hike this summer up the Little Cottonwood Canyon. I set off with Mike, this time with no water filter and a little later than planned. We planned on getting to the lakes and then possible going to the summit of the mountain that overlooks them.
Once you reach the first lake, the trail disappears and the rest of the hike mostly consists of scrambling up large chunks of granite.
It was getting late in the day and we were quickly running out of water but we were determined to make it to the summit, so we did.
A nice view of the Red Pine Lakes from the summit of White Baldy. With the sun getting low in the sky and only half a liter of water we started the hike back down. It was completely dark by the time we reached the car. We had a real sense of overcoming as we made our own trail to the summit and survived despite the lack of water and light.
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